The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Short ‑Term vs. Long ‑Term Strategies. The  current supply chain disruptions are the result of both short ‑term issues, such as greater consumer demand, as well as long ‑term issues, such as the capacity and resilience of the goods movement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2017-18 Budget: Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)

Feb 17, 2017 - For example, the board was not able to achieve a quorum at its December public board meeting because one board member w as absent. We estimate that the three vacant positions associated with these board vacancies —the two board members and a shared support staff position —free up at least $500,000 (about 5 percent of the department ’s budget) for PERB to spend on other staff and operating expenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3566

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians)

Sep 7, 2023 - As of July 2, 2023, Unit 16 members w ork under the terms and conditions of an expired memorandum of understanding (MOU). Unit 16 is represented by the Union of American Physicians and Dentists. This analysis of the proposed agreement fulfills our statutory requirement under Section 19828.5 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4801

The 2020-21 Budget: Staffing to Address New Independent Contractor Test

Feb 11, 2020 - New Law Also Exempts Some Professions From the ABC Test. The new law exempts some professions from the new test. These workers may continue working as independent contractors. Workers excluded from the new test include, among others, physicians, construction contractors, real estate agents, attorneys, accountants, private detectives, and travel agents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4151

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - The agreement also would require the state to provide CAPS-UAW additional contact information for ne w hires. Specifically, while the current agreement requires the state to provide the union with each employees ’ home address, the proposed agreement would require the state to provide the union bargaining each unit member ’s name; classification; department; work location; work,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The threat to the health and safety of both people living in prisons and working in prisons resulted in the administration implementing a number of personnel policies related to staff testing for the virus, mask wearing, and vaccination.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis

Aug 26, 2022 - Additionally, it is unclear how the changes in the MOU, such as the 66-hour duty week, w ill affect the costs of proposals the Legislature approved in the 2022-23 budget, such as the addition of 17 new CalFire crews.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4621

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Jan 23, 2017 - The administration assumes that departments w ill not receive additional budgetary resources to pay for these cash outs —estimated to be up to $20  million each year by 2020-21. Travel and Business Reimbursements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3534

Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - The federal test to determine whether a worker is an employee or an independent contractor is different than the state test. As a result, some California workers, including those who work for app-based companies, may be employees under California law but independent contractors under federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Labor and Employment Issues

Oct 5, 2020 - Funds will be used to train auditors to apply the new test and hire auditors to prepare audits for additional employer appeals that are expected as a result of the law. The budget plan also sets aside $3.2  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22 and $2  million General Fund in 2022 ‑23 for these purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4274